The Benefits of Using a Dermatoscope When it comes checking your skin at consultation, the benefits of using a dermatascope especially for moles and certain blemishes, is crucial to blemish removal. That’s where a dermatoscope comes in. This is a handheld tool that attached to the phone in some cases and allows the trained eye to examine the skin in far greater detail than the naked eye ever could. In my case I use it to simply investigate further blemishes I am looking at or withing my mole/blemish checks in order to send across to the dermalogist a full picture of what I am looking at for diagnosis. A dermatoscope

Skin tags are those small, soft growths that often appear on your neck, underarms, or other areas where the skin folds. They are incredibly common and harmless. The question I get asked more often that not is will they grow into large skin tags? The simple answer is no – not all skin tags will grow larger over time. In fact, many remain small, measuring just a few millimetres, and many of us have them without even realising it. However, like all things skin-related, everyone’s body reacts differently, and some skin tags can grow larger or become more noticeable and irritable. Or simply we don’t like the look of them.

Seborrheic Keratosis: Why It Doesn’t Always Look the Same – If you’ve ever found a new mark or bump on your skin and weren’t sure what it was, you’re not alone. One of the most common things I see in clinic is something called Seborrheic Keratosis. It’s completely harmless—but the way it looks can vary so much that it often causes unnecessary worry. You might have one already, or a few, or maybe you’re here because you noticed something that’s changed and you’re trying to figure out what it is. I want to show you just how different these little growths can look—and reassure you a bit in the process.